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In a time when small distances were vast, a diverse collection of nations sprang up within a few hundred miles of each other. With different languages, cuisines, architecture, art, music, and politics, each country developed its own identity. Now, for the first time in world history, Europe is truly becoming a unit as the European Union. Will it tap the purchasing potential of its population and grow as an economic power? Will it act together politically? What will become of its unique cultures? See for yourself. Live your own story on a CIEE program.
But which? Europe’s many borders intersect before you. You can find out if Joyce told the truth about Dublin. Walk out of a Monet into a patisserie in France. Explore why London, England’s capital for more than 1,000 years, is somehow still in fashion. Discover Brussels, once Tintin’s stomping ground, and now the capital of Europe. Navigate Henry’s Portugal, and understand how it influenced lands a hundred times its size. Learn Dante’s vernacular in Ferrara. Prepare for the future of Leningrad in St. Petersburg. Decide which is a more impressive art: Amsterdam’s masterful painting or its unrivaled tolerance for progressive social ideas. Seek both Buda and Pest before tourists and expatriates find them. Embrace post-millennial Warsaw. Join the café society in Prague. Experience Sweden’s quest for
lagom (just the right amount). How should you think about studying in Europe? CIEE programs are designed to help you get the most out of your experience, and we’ll help you find one that’s right for you.
study in English to your heart’s content
Many of our programs in Europe give you the chance to study a wide variety of subjects taught in English to CIEE and other international students either by the host university or through a special CIEE-designed curriculum. Programs in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden offer English-taught classes. And of course it’s easy for an English speaker to enroll directly in courses alongside British and Irish students at host universities in London and Dublin.
The Language and Culture program in Ferrara, the Contemporary French Studies program in Paris, and the Russian Area Studies program in St. Petersburg are designed to improve your language skills, but also offer Italian, French, and Russian studies courses in English.
perfect the language you’ve been studying (or pick up a new one)
On programs with courses taught in English, you’re usually—though not always—required to study the local language. In Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, and Sweden, language study is a must, and you’ll be placed in a class appropriate to your skill level, whether that’s absolute beginner or advanced. The study of Dutch in Amsterdam is optional (though highly recommended). Language is the key to becoming part of the world outside your classes.
Other programs are specifically designed to advance your language skills. On these, language classes are the focus, and you’ll build your skills with courses—about local culture and sometimes other subjects—taught in the local language (though you’ll study in English if you’re a beginner):
see what’s changing in the East or the Center...
In the wake of the Cold War, nations like the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Russia are transforming themselves politically, socially, and economically, and you can see those transformations for yourself. Coursework focusing on the rise and fall of totalitarianism, issues of transition, collective identity, and cultural trends teach you the history of the transformation. Day trips and longer excursions to historically important sites (like the home of the Solidarity movement in Poland) bring that history to life. Living with locals (either in homestays with families or in residence halls with students) will give you the chance to meet people making the history of the future.
...or the West
Inside and outside the classroom, learn exactly what’s going on in today’s Europe. Endless reinvention of aesthetics and politics in timeless cities like London and Paris. Artistic genius in Italy. Economic unity in the EU capital, Brussels. Social progress in Amsterdam. Laid-back optimism in Lisbon, capital of mournful fado. Technological innovation in literary Dublin. Values of fairness, moderation, and
humility in Sweden. Organized cultural activities with CIEE students, staff, and professors to places like museums, theaters, sporting events, festivals, films, and concerts let you see the culture in action. Joining university clubs, chatting with students at the student union, and volunteering give you the chance to make friends with locals. Classes you take on host country-related topics help you fill in the blanks.
Explore what' available on the programs you’re interested in, and seek out these opportunities every chance you get. You will see yourself slowly become part of Europe...and Europe become part of you.
Brussels, Belgium:
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Rennes, France [liberal arts]
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[advanced liberal arts] *new*
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Budapest, Hungary [central european studies]
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[business, communications, + culture]
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Dublin, Ireland [arts + sciences]
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Prague, Czech Republic:
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Ferrara, Italy: |
[central european studies]
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[language + culture] |
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[liberal arts] |
London Universities Program:
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Amsterdam, Netherlands [social sciences] |
[arts + humanities] goldsmiths
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Warsaw, Poland [central european studies] |
[asian + african studies] soas
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Lisbon, Portugal [language + culture] |
[arts + sciences] ucl
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St. Petersburg, Russia: |
[arts + sciences] westminster
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[russian area studies] |
Paris, France:
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[russian language] |
[contemporary french studies] |
Uppsala, Sweden [arts + sciences] *new* |
[critical studies]
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If it’s Spain that captures your imagination, consider one of the 18 semester and academic year study abroad programs CIEE offers there—so many that we have a Spain catalog. You can also find details about our Spain programs here.
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